| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 353 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Series |
Gender, theory, and religion
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Gender, theory, and religion.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-326) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Of greeting cards and methods : understanding ancient Near Eastern sex -- Introducing Gilgamesh -- Gilgamesh and Enkidu -- The liminal hero, part 1 -- The liminal hero, part 2 -- Introducing David -- David and Jonathan -- Liminality and beyond -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
Toward the end of the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh King Gilgamesh laments the untimely death of his comrade Enkidu, "my friend whom I loved dearly." Similarly in the Bible, David mourns his companion, Jonathan, whose "love to me was wonderful, greater than the love of women." These passages, along with other ambiguous erotic and sexual language found in the Gilgamesh epic and the biblical David story, have become the object of numerous and competing scholarly inquiries into the sexual nature of the heroes' relationships. Susan Ackerman's innovative work carefully examines the stories' sexual and homoerotic language and suggests that its ambiguity provides new ways of understanding ideas of gender and sexuality in the ancient Near East and its literature. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
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David, King of Israel.
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David, King of Israel. |
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Jonathan (Biblical figure)
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Jonathan (Biblical figure) |
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Gilgamesh.
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Gilgamesh. |
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Bible. Samuel -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Samuel. |
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Bible. Samuel. |
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Gilgamesh. |
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Homosexuality in literature.
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Homosexuality in the Bible.
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Homosexuality in the Bible. |
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Homosexuality in literature. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Gay & Lesbian. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ackerman, Susan. When heroes love. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005 9780231132602 (DLC) 2004065670 (OCoLC)57342000 |
| ISBN |
9780231507257 (electronic book) |
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0231507259 (electronic book) |
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0231132603 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780231132602 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0231132611 (paperback) |
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9780231132619 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
10.7312/acke13260 |
| Music No. |
EB00662313 Recorded Books |
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